,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4 
,lipinski 7for himself and ,mr4         
,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide that only citizens or nationals 
of the ,united ,states may operate      
trains within the ,united ,states that  
originate in ,mexico4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protection of ,american ,jobs in       
,cross-,border ,rail ,operations ,with  
,mexico ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress  
finds the following3  7#a7 ,the country 
of ,mexico prohibits ,americans from    
serving as crews on railroad trains in  
,mexico4  7#b7 ,the rail safety laws and
 regulations of ,mexico1 and the        
requirements for certification of       
,mexican railroad operating crews1 are  
far less stringent than those of the    

,united ,states4  7#c7 ,a reciprocal    
restriction on ,mexican nationals       
crewing trains in the ,united ,states   
will protect the work and jobs of       
,american rail workers1 protect the     
safety of ,americans living and working 
in proximity to railroad tracks in the  
,united ,states that are used for       
cross-border rail operations with       
,mexico1 and promote otherwise fair and 
equitable labor conditions4  #c4 ,crew  
requirements for trains originating in  
,mexico  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter    
,,ii of chapter #bja of title #di1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#bjafi4 ,crew requirements for trains   
originating in ,mexico ,trains          
originating in ,mexico may only be      
operated in the ,united ,states by crews
 comprised entirely of citizens or      
nationals of the ,united ,states4  4    
7b7 ,regulations required ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  

of ,transportation shall issue such     
regulations as are necessary to carry   
out the amendments made by this ,act4   
7c7 ,conforming amendment ,the table of 
sections for subchapter ,,ii of chapter 
#bja of title #di1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #bjafi4 ,crew           
requirements for trains originating in  
,mexico4  4